Verastarr starrdamp component damping sheets

ton1313 · « **on:** 22 Jun 2003, 02:12 pm »

Has anyone tried these? http://cgi.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cl.pl?ddaccstwek&1060666174

A friend & myself each gave them a shot for $20 for a set of 4 sheets 2" wide x 6.75" long. My friend placed them in his lower end DVD player, on the chassis and on the inside of the top cover. I placed them inside the cover of my Sony 999ES DVD player, and on the underside of the chassis.

My friend had excellent results, and compaired the difference in sound as if one would upgrade to high quality speaker cables from monster. I also liked the tweak, it seemed to tighten up some of the acoustic notes that the 999 was having trouble reproducing acurately. Please note that I am spliting hairs here as the 999 is excellent for CD reproduction.

We are quite satisfied with the effectiveness of this tweak, but the only thing I want to point out is that I was shopping at Home Depot the other day, and in the roofing section they sell a VERY similar product. It is a roll of aluminum backed roof joint sealing tape, 2" wide x 16' long for a whopping $8. So for all you that want to try this tweak on all of your gear, without breaking the bank, find the local Depot!

cyounkman · « **Reply #1 on:** 22 Jun 2003, 03:32 pm »

I am a big fan of tweaks available from Home Depot. Have you tried this 'aluminum backed roof joint sealing tape' to ascertain its effectiveness vis a vis the more expensive stuff?
We await your findings.

Ears · « **Reply #2 on:** 22 Jun 2003, 04:20 pm »

I am a newbie here, and have some of the verastarr damping sheets on the way.
If the home depot version has aluminum backing on it, how would the metal [aluminum] interreact with electrical componets in the gear?

Forgive me if this is a stupid question.

bubba966 · « **Reply #3 on:** 22 Jun 2003, 08:01 pm »

Quote from: Ears

If the home depot version has aluminum backing on it, how would the metal [aluminum] interreact with electrical componets in the gear?

I don't believe that it's a problem as long as the aluminum doesn't touch anything that's conducting electricity.

I put a couple of layers of Dynamat Extreme in my DV-333 a while back to quiet mechanical noise from the transport. It did quite a good job of noise killing, and I noticed no detrimental effects from all of the aluminum.

RussKon · « **Reply #4 on:** 22 Jun 2003, 08:07 pm »

Quote from: Ears

If the home depot version has aluminum backing on it, how would the metal [aluminum] interreact with electrical componets in the gear?

as long as you don't make any physical contact with a circuit board, there will be no problems....

remember, you are covering the steel cabinet with this roofing surface...so there is either a steel surface or "aluminum backing surface" exposed to the interior of your unit

ton1313 · « **Reply #5 on:** 22 Jun 2003, 10:10 pm »

Actually, the thing that lead me to the Home Depot, was a rain gutter repair kit. The Gutter repair kit has the tar adhesive backed with white vynal (SP?) This is the stuff I used for the chassis of my player. I just wanted to find an aluminum backed one similar to the Verristar ones.

The roll from Home Depot is too similar to not be effective as a componet damping material. I will be purchasing some in the near future to dampen the cooling fins on my amp.

Later

gary · « **Reply #6 on:** 22 Jun 2003, 10:23 pm »

Quote from: ton1313

I will be purchasing some in the near future to dampen the cooling fins on my amp.

i'd be very, very reluctant to do that. you may succeed in damping vibrations a bit, but at the same time you will be insulating the fins thermally (not to mention obstructing airflow across them), which will have a huge impact on their ability to cool the transistors. you might well fry your amp if you try this.

-gary

ton1313 · « **Reply #7 on:** 23 Jun 2003, 10:53 am »

Gary,

Good thought. I have an Odyssey Stratos, it doesn't run very hot, with very large well spaced out external fins. I am planning on just a small strip maybe 3/16" wide on the underside of the fins. This strip doesn't have to be the entire length of the fin, it is very effective at doing its job.

Thanks

Ears · « **Reply #8 on:** 12 Jul 2003, 01:58 am »

The verastarr stuff seems to work well in my cdp...having said that, i will shop at the depot for future damping needs.

Has anyone tried the Stillpoints ers sheets?

gary · « **Reply #9 on:** 12 Jul 2003, 03:47 pm »

i picked up a roll of the joint sealing tape at home depot. i haven't seen the verastarr stuff, but going by the pictures i'd bet they're the same thing.

anyway, my philips 963sa dvd player was pretty loud, and the enclosure is really really thin and resonates to make matters worse. covering the underside of it with the tape solved both problems... the player is now just about silent. very nice tweak for the price.

-gary

ton1313 · « **Reply #10 on:** 12 Jul 2003, 10:53 pm »

Gary,

I am glad you had good results. The only difference I can tell is the texture on the aluminum side. It definitely seems to work the same.

Later

Ears · « **Reply #11 on:** 18 Jul 2003, 09:15 pm »

The HD stuff is a lot stickier, but seems to work the same.

Gary, if you damp every available bare spot inside your 963sa, you will hear further improvements.

Dampp the transport support also as this seems to help.

Tonto Yoder · « **Reply #12 on:** 2 Aug 2003, 10:26 pm »

I put new speakers in the rear doors of my van--wanted the benefits of Dynamat without the expense, so I searched out the "Peel and Seal" at HD. I bought the smallest roll for $15 (maybe 5" wide by ?? long) and am happy with the results. I had damped my CD player earlier with Dynamat, but wish I knew of this stuff before; while not the same material as Dynamat, seems like it'd work as well.

http://www.mfmbp.com/peelseal/productdesc/

VeraStarr · « **Reply #13 on:** 28 Nov 2003, 08:34 am »

Interesting thread. I can assure you all that we do not get our damping material from Home Depot ! Our material is specially made for audio applications. Looks may be decieving, but the chemical composition of the polymer is everything... I will look next time I am at HD to see what you are talking about...
Thanks !

ton1313 · « **Reply #14 on:** 15 Dec 2003, 12:34 am »

Did you get to Home Depot yet? Just curious of your findings.

VeraStarr · « **Reply #15 on:** 15 Dec 2003, 01:55 am »

Not yet, But I will keep you all posted after some research...
Cheers!!

Tonto Yoder · « **Reply #16 on:** 30 Jul 2005, 01:10 pm »

Quote from: Tonto Yoder

I put new speakers in the rear doors of my van--wanted the benefits of Dynamat without the expense, so I searched out the "Peel and Seal" at HD. I bought the smallest roll for $15 (maybe 5" wide by ?? long) and am happy with the results. I had damped my CD player earlier with Dynamat, but wish I knew of this stuff before; while not the same material as Dynamat, seems like it'd work as well.

http://www.mfmbp.com/peelseal/productdesc/

I couldn't find the Peel n Seal roofing product at Home Depot lately, but discovered something similar used to weatherproof window installations.
It's called "Protecto-Wrap" and seems to be similar to the sticky rubber part of Peel n Seal (but no aluminum backing). It's INCREDIBLY sticky, so I'm not sure how easily it could be removed later???
The 6" wide roll was $15. I'm unsure of the length, but I would THINK it's enough to do a LOTof damping.